Baked beans may seem like a benign summer side dish, but the recipe's roots go back a long way. Baked beans are known to have been prepared as part of Native American cuisine. Once English colonists settled in America, they adopted and adapted the recipe. The version you eat out of a can of beans… Continue reading Sweet Skillet Unbaked Beans
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Mini Sweet Potato Pie Bites
Are you a sweet potato or a pumpkin pie fan? Pumpkin pie seems to be the clear winner, with most people making or buying the dessert for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Sweet potato pie, though, started gaining more popularity over the last few years thanks to the famous Patti LaBelle pies you can buy at Walmart.… Continue reading Mini Sweet Potato Pie Bites
Maple Pork Sheet Pan Dinner
Of all the squashes in the world, delicata squash has to be my favorite. It's slightly sweet, slightly nutty, and the perfect ingredient for a fall dinner. It's so great you don't even have to peel it. I always eat the squash skin and all. If you can find delicata at your grocery store, I… Continue reading Maple Pork Sheet Pan Dinner
Apple Butter Pancakes
I remember when I was a kid I used to love apple butter. I would slather it on toast and be set for breakfast with just that. No eggs or bacon needed for me. Nope. I just needed my apple butter toast. I eventually grew out of that phase and eventually ended up forgetting apple… Continue reading Apple Butter Pancakes
Sweet Potato Chowder
Anyone else noticing the meteoric rise of the sweet potato? What was once relegated to holiday meals only, has now become a cult favorite online. People are using sweet potatoes in ways never seen before. They are substituting their more starchy cousin for everything from potato salad to fries. Sweet potatoes have also been speaking… Continue reading Sweet Potato Chowder
Whiskey & Maple Glazed Sweet Potatoes
We're just days away from the most gluttonous day of the year. My pantry is locked, stocked and ready for the big day. For the first time in forever, I have Thanksgiving off. I can't go anywhere, though, since I'll more than likely have to work the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The biggest day for college… Continue reading Whiskey & Maple Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Maple-Pecan Sweet Potato Slices
You know how everyone says you gain 15 pounds during your first semester in college? The "freshman fifteen"? Why did nobody warn me about the "honeymoon fifteen"?! I've seriously gained 15 pounds since our wedding. Granted, the holidays were thrown in right after our wedding in October, so that didn't help any. I'm now absolutely… Continue reading Maple-Pecan Sweet Potato Slices
Maple-Thyme Grilled Chicken
If you're like most people, you're probably already spending today preparing for the big feast on Thursday. I know people who are already thawing their turkey in the fridge and some folks who have prepped vegetable chopping for the cornbread stuffing. There will be a ton of leftovers stacked neatly in plastic containers on Friday.… Continue reading Maple-Thyme Grilled Chicken
Texas Jam Cake with Maple Frosting
I sense instability in the force. Well, more like instability in the atmosphere. Six days ago, the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma sent out it's predictive outlook for Tuesday, April 26th. That outlook? Not good. The instability of the atmosphere, coupled with warm temperatures and low humidity, has set us up for a moderate… Continue reading Texas Jam Cake with Maple Frosting
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